Muslims begin annual haj pilgrimage amid heavy rains

Worshippers arrived in the kingdom last week for the five-day ritual - a once-in-a-lifetime religious duty for every able-bodied Muslim who can afford it, which retraces the route Prophet Mohammad took 14 centuries ago. But the several hours of heavy rain and thunderstorms forced pilgrims to take cover in tents and trudge through puddles.

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